Drinking-cup.



H. B. GOOLEY &w. s. BACON.

- DRINKING 0UP. 'APPLIoAnon nmzn P2311, 1911.

1,1 16,676. Patented Nov; 10, 1914.

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HENRY B. COOLEY AND wiLLIAM s. moon, or new BRITAiN, counncriour, ASSIGN- ons TO THE AMERICAN PAPER GOODS COMPANY, or MONTCLA'IR, NEW JERSEY,

A. CORPORATION or NEW messy.

DRINKING-CUP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY B. CooLEY and WILLIAM S. Bacon, each a citizen of the United States and a resident'of New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Drinking-Cup, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates more especially to that class of drinking cups that are comparatively inexpensive, and that are designed for a limited individual use, and the object of the invention and in the use of which the objects herein set out may be at-.

tained is to provide a device of this class that may be cheaply made and that will efiectually serve the purpose for which it is intended.

Some forms of a structure embodying our invention are illustrated in tho a-ccol'npanying drawings and in Which- Figure l is a View in side elevation, par-, tially in section, of a cup embodying our invention, the relative proportions of the different parts being distorted in order to illustrate the invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the cup shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail view in central section through a cup illustrating a modified form of our invert tion, and Fig. 4 is a view illustrating another modified form of our invention.

In the construction of drinking cups of the kind herein referred to, by reason of the extremely short and limited use to which they are put, it is essential that theyniay be constructed at a minimum cost and at the same time eifectually serve their purpose to retain liquids. It is further of importance that these cups shall be extremely light, as to weight, and yet have the requisite to stand upright and not be easily over-tipped,

and we find that this objection is overcome by the construction herein which an addedweight to be the bottom'ijof the cup.

. yarn: it; readily. J suplilied 5;.

. In the accompanying drawings, the nu fmeral 6 denotes the body of the cup, that is 3 madeof very thin and extremely pliant terial as paper, this being suitably treated in any well known manner to render it im-- pervious to moisture and to efiectually hold a liquid. In the preferred form of corn,

struction a piece is cut to the desired she} e from this material and the ends ere brioug t together and lapped so that a seam 'or joint is formed extending lengthwise ofthe body of the cup, these'ends being'securcd in any suitable manner as :by means of an edhesi 1e, and the iece composing the body of the cupis so ornied that it will'have a frustum conical shape, of considerably smaller dime'nsions at the bottom than at tlte top, and with this shape ofcup which ispreferred the added weight atthe bottom hereinbefore described becomes of increased importance.

The bottom of the cup is formed by an inner piece closing the opening in the body andby an outer piece so formed that the lower edge of the body may be" tightly clamped between them, in this form of construction the inner piece 7 being. composed of any suitable material shaped to closely and tightly fit within the lower end of the body, in fact being of such size that a little force is required to place it in its proper position. The outer or clamping member 8 is formed to closely encircle the body and bind its lower edge tightly against the inner member or what we term a button.

By reason of the peculiar uses to which these cups are put, they will be obtainedby users in considerably large numbers, and the question of packing and storing thus becomes important. The flexibility of the body of the cup enables the cups embodying our invention to be stored in a very small and compact as the bodies may be creased or bent to occupy scarcely more than a double thickness of the paper and the added thickness of the bottom. in this treatment of the cups as well as inthe use for which they are intended, it is essential that the parts, especially the button and the body composing the joint shall be protected from yielding or .flexibleinovement which \vouldtend to loosen the joint, and we have, "herefoie,. ound it highly advantageous to root the: clamp or sporting ring so it will not yield to "ces occurring in rdinery uses to whch the cup may be A ring thus constructed completely ds the joint and prevents any force or on from being brought upon it, as all F: strain must be applied radially of the bottom, any force applied in any other direction not being transmitted to the joint b reason of the fiembili tyjiofi the body w im, wo lglgpplied from any other direction. We have found that wring constructed of metal formed comparatively rigid satisfactorily answers this requirement as well as providingthe added weight which is of importance as hbove de- Jscribed. In'the form of device shown in Fig. 1 this ring'S is preferably recessed on its upper .surfaceso that the button and the lower edge'of the body will set into this recess, the size of which is such that the bodyand button must be forced into place vThis construction also provides, a flange located underneath the cup and afiording' a rest or support which thoroughly shields the joint from any undue force and thus aids in making it tight.

In the form of device shown in Fig. 3, the button 10 is provided with a groove 11 in. its outer edge and a metallic band or, ring 12 is emp oyed which may have a rib 13 for forcing the lower part of the body into the groove to form a tight joint. In this construction, the lower edge of the body and the button are tightly bound together,

so that there is no liability of a force under ordinary uses being applied which will loosen the joint. I I

In the form of device shown iii-Fig. 4, the inner member or button 17 has a substantial thickness and as hereinbefore described, is of a, sizeto tightly'fit within the body 6, the loweredge of the latter bein turned in- Ward to form a, 1lp',15.'- The (damping or nbindingmexnhen ltis fixed inplece as by means Of'fl] bo'ssl8 fitting a recess in the center of the button 17, this boss bein of such size that force will be requiredto p ace ,t in position. In this form of the device the lip 15 is tightly clamped between the button and the bottom 14, and the latter is of a size to form a flange 19, giving a neat appearance to the cup, andalso being of a size to prevent it from'being easily tipped over. This metallic bottom s14 also gives added weight which supplies stability to the cup and also protects the joint in the man- .ner herein above described with respect to material, an inner. member of comparatively rigid material to .form a support for said body and wholly fitting therein, and a Weighting clamping member closely fitting said inner member and securely clamping the body between it and said inner member,

said clamping member being of .a width much greater than that of the lower pert of the body and having a comparatively thin edge projecting as e flange fora consider able distance beyond the'bottoxn to provide a suitable support therefor. v

' HENRY B. COOLEY.-

WILLIAM S. BACON.

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